Nitehawk Cinema Whips Up 10 Celebrity-Inspired Cocktails

We asked Nitehawk Cinema's Beverage Manager, Matthew Walker, to mix up some concoctions inspired by our favorite celebs. So next time you throw a cocktail party, channel Hollywood's finest and sip on one of these starlike beverages.

If your favorite celebrity transformed into a cocktail, what would it be? A Dark 'n Stormy? A gin fizz? A glass of merlot? We asked Nitehawk Cinema's Beverage Manager, Matthew Walker, to mix up some concoctions inspired by some of today's hottest celebrities. So next time you throw a cocktail party, channel Hollywood's finest and sip on one of these star-like beverages.

Shake all in all the ingredients and strain over fresh ice into a pilsner glass with a chipotle salted rim. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Inspiration: Katniss feels the heat constantly in The Hunger Games, and so will you with this spicy sipper.

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Leonardo DiCaprio: "Blood Diamond"

- 1.5 oz. Beefeater Gin - 3 oz. "Ghost Mix"

Shake ingredients and strain over ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with a cucumber wheel. To make a "ghost mix" you start by making a high quality Bloody Mary mix, let it sit overnight, then strain out the solids using cheesecloth. You're left with a mixture that has all that Bloody Mary flavor, but a much lighter consistency.

Inspiration: This cocktail is perfect for this time of year. My predecessor, Jen Marshall, came up with this delicious drink that keeps finding it's way back to Nitehawk's cocktail menu. It's flavor is as complex and sprawling as its namesake movie.

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Jared Leto: "Paul Allen's Demise"

- 4 oz. Absolut Elyx Vodka - .25 oz Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth

Combine ingredients in an ice filled mixing glass. Stir vigorously for 40-50 rotations. Strain into a chilled large coupe and garnish with a jalapeño stuffed olive.

Inspiration: A double Absolut Martini is the drink that Jared Leto's short lived, but memorable, character orders during his fateful dinner with Patrick Bateman. It packs a wallop and is best enjoyed while listening to Huey Lewis and the News.

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Anne Hathaway: "The White Queen"

- 2 oz. Machu Pisco - .5 oz. Orgeat Syrup - .5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

Add all ingredients in a pint, top with ice. Shake well and strain into a coupe. Garnish: 3 drops hibiscus syrup.

Inspiration: This is a take on a Pisco Sour, but without the egg white. It's pure as the driven snow with a kiss of red. Not unlike Anne Hathaway's character in Alice in Wonderland.

Add all ingredients in a pint, top with ice. Shake, strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

Inspiration: To make a spiced apple syrup, make a hot cider, spiced to taste with cinnamon, clove, and allspice. Then , dissolve into it an equal amount of sugar. This cocktail is perfect for a quiet fall night. Just don't drink too many and lose your head.

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Ryan Gosling: "The Driver"

- Pour 6 oz. of Goslings Ginger Beer into an ice filled glass and top with 1.5 oz. of Goslings Rum. Garnish with lime wheel.

Inspiration: This cocktail is seriously sexy, dark and stormy. The lesson here is that you can never have too much Gosling.

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